About Nordplus / Framework Programme / Nordplus

The Nordplus Framework Programme offers financial support to a variety of educational cooperation between partners in the area of lifelong learning from the eight participating countries in the Baltic and Nordic regions.

The main aims of the programme are:

To promote Nordic languages and culture and mutual Nordic-Baltic linguistic and cultural understanding;
To contribute to the development of quality and innovation in the educational systems for life-long learning in the participating countries by means of educational cooperation, development projects, exchanges and networking;
To support, develop, draw benefit from and spread innovative products and processes in education through systematic exchange of experiences and best practice;
To strengthen and develop Nordic educational cooperation and contribute to the establishment of a Nordic-Baltic educational area.

Four sub-programmes

The Nordplus Framework Programme 2008-2011 consists of four sub-programmes;

Nordplus Junior
Nordplus Higher Education
Nordplus Adult Learning
Nordplus Horizontal

The Framework programme supports mobility, project and network activities.

In addition to the Nordplus Framework Programme, the Nordplus family also comprises a programme for cooperation in the area of the Nordic languages – Nordplus Sprog.